Combined, E.g., With Shaping Of Lamp Or Device Envelope Patents (Class 445/22)
  • Patent number: 7815478
    Abstract: A lamp including a lens support (1) and a glass lens (2) designed to be placed in front of a light source (5), said lens being assembled to the lens support which is secured to the light source, said support being made of a plastics material, said lens having a rear face (22) designed to face towards the light source, an optical front face (21), and a peripheral rim (23) which interconnects the rear face and the front face, the lens support coming into engagement with the lens at said rim, said lamp being characterized in that the support (1) is fixed to the lens (2) by overmolding, the plastics material of which the support is made surrounding the rim (23) of the lens at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Holophane S.A.
    Inventor: Daniel Goraguer
  • Publication number: 20100208468
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high efficiency LED package with reduced production costs, a method for manufacturing the same, and a light source unit having the LED package. The method for manufacturing the LED package includes preparing a mold frame on which an LED is mounted, forming a hemi-spherical lens having a reverse-conical top part and a lateral part with haze formed by sanding or bead treatment, and fixing the lens to the mold frame to enclose the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Sun-Hwa Lee, Hyun-Ho Shin, Keon-Soo Nah
  • Publication number: 20100201608
    Abstract: A technique that can prevent breakdown of a thin film transistor due to static electricity is provided. A manufacturing method of a display device includes, in forming a plurality of thin film transistors constituting a drive circuit outside a display region as an assembly of pixels, forming a first wiring that is connected to gate electrodes of the thin film transistors to cause the thin film transistors to perform generating operation of a drive signal and a second wiring that connects gate electrodes of the thin film transistors adjacent to one another in the forming region of the drive unit in the same layer as the first wiring, and cutting the second wiring after forming the connected thin film transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKAI, Takuo Kaitoh
  • Publication number: 20100181895
    Abstract: A luminous tube, a fluorescent lamp, and a luminous tube production method in which a larger quantity of light is emitted downward in actual use of the fluorescent lamp are provided. The luminous tube includes a glass tube including a folded structure where the glass tube is a spiral from at least one of the ends to a middle part and a fluorescent film on the inner surface thereof, wherein the fluorescent film on the inner surface is thicker on the side closer to the middle part than on the side closer to the ends in a cross-section along the axis of the spiral at any point of the glass tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: KOJI NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20100171920
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device using a substrate cell obtained by separating a glass laminate substrate, in which two or more display regions are provided between two glass substrates, into substrate cells each having the display region by cutting. A physically-formed cut surface of the peripheral end face of the substrate cell is smoothed by subsequent chemical polishing, and the smoothed peripheral end face becomes flattened so that an area ratio R determined by the following formula is less than 1.2: R=S/S0, where S0 is a virtual flat reference area set to 600 ?m2 or more in an X-Y plane orthogonal to the front face of the substrate cell and S is a judgment area calculated in a measurement region, defined by the outline of the flat reference area S0, in the peripheral end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Tomohiro Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20100171900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device comprises a frame receiving at least one of a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit, an adhesive layer coupling the liquid crystal panel to the backlight unit, and wherein the adhesive layer comprises at least one of an adhesive sheet for light diffusion and a polarizer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Jung Mok Lee
  • Publication number: 20100164874
    Abstract: A backlight module for an operation interface of a portable electronic device is disclosed. The operation interface includes at least one keypad. The backlight module includes a light guide film including at least one hole corresponding to the at least one keypad, a backlight board installed in the bottom of the light guide film for reflecting light, and a light emitting unit installed in a side of the light guide film for generating light source to inside of the light guide film, wherein the at least one hole of the light guide film is filled with a phosphor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Chih-Feng Yeh, Cheng-Ju Lee, Chia-Hung Chan
  • Publication number: 20100118514
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, a light source assembly disposed adjacent to at least one side of the light guide plate and supplies light to the light guide plate, a container receiving the light guide plate and the light source assembly and including a bottom portion and a first sidewall extended from edges of the bottom portion to form a receiving space, and a coupling member disposed inside the receiving space of the container, and overlapping an upper surface of the light source assembly. The light source assembly is disposed adjacent to the first sidewall, the bottom portion, the coupling member and the light guide plate. The insertion direction of the coupling member is substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-Woan CHO, Yong-Woo LEE, Seong-Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20100109529
    Abstract: An oblate spheroidal arctube body geometry provides for a significant reduction in stress cracks and results in lamps that operate at greater than 400 watts for extended periods of time leading up to greater than 20,000 hours. Preferably, the major diameter (OD) ranges between approximately 20 and 40 mm. Wall thickness (T) is preferably on the order of approximately 1.0 to 3.0 mm. An aspect ratio defined as AR (major axial dimension/minor axial dimension) is preferably between 1.1 and 2.0. A radius of curvature (R1) between the spheroidal portion and the leg of the arctube body preferably ranges from—approximately 3 mm to 12 mm or which can be expressed as a curvature 1/R1 ranging from 0.08 to 0.33 mm?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Gary Robert Allen, David C. Dudik, Svetlana Selezneva, Joshua Ian Rintamaki
  • Publication number: 20100103692
    Abstract: A lamp base for a vehicle lamp includes a base part from which contact tabs protrude for the purpose of electrical contacting and which carries a reference ring welded to an adjustment ring, a lamp bulb being placed onto the adjustment ring directly or via a fastening ring, wherein a weld metal zone of the welding between reference ring and adjustment ring is formed on rear surface sections facing away from the lamp bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventor: Peter Helbig
  • Publication number: 20100097746
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an image display device includes the step of forming a cured resin layer by interposing a photo-curable resin composition between a protection member and a display-side panel including an image display unit and a frame member and then photo-curing the photo-curable resin composition, with the photo-curable resin composition being disposed across between the image display unit and the frame member. In the manufacturing method, a high-viscosity resin composition having a viscosity of 3000 mPa·s or more and 12000 mPa·s or less is used as the photo-curable resin composition. Alternatively, after a gap between the image display unit and the frame member is sealed with a sealing film, a photo-curable resin composition is interposed between the display-side panel and the protection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Toyoda, Yoshihisa Shinya, Yusuke Kamata
  • Publication number: 20100098886
    Abstract: A shapeable multilayer composite, and method of making same, having dimensional stability. The composite comprises at least two polymer substrates, each polymer substrate having a first and second surface and each of the at least two polymer substrates being positioned sequentially such that each two consecutive polymer substrates are bonded together. Furthermore, a shapeable composite material, and method of making same, for use in the fabrication of liquid crystal displays using a shapeable multilayer composite as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Silk Displays
    Inventors: Bell Fong, Mark Andrews
  • Patent number: 7699681
    Abstract: An arc tube is composed of an arc tube body that is formed by winding a straight glass tube. Two portions of the straight glass tube are spirally wound around an imaginary conical surface. The spiraled portions of the glass tube are sandwiched between a pair of movable fixed plates. The spiraled portions of the glass tube are heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a point at which the glass tube is deformable and yet lower than the softening point of the glass tube. The spiraled portions are flattened by the movable plate moving downwardly under its own weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Iida, Noriyuki Uchida, Hidezoh Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20100065188
    Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light emitting elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light emitting and self-organizing characteristics may be used during display assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Searete LLC
    Inventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
  • Patent number: 7656084
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing includes providing one of the anode and the cathode, providing a layer of bank portions on the cathode or the anode, the bank portions defining apertures, providing the light emitting units in the apertures, providing the charge-generating portions over the light emitting units, at least one of the charge-generating layers being formed using a depositing device, and providing the other of the anode and the cathode. A display apparatus has a laminated organic electroluminescent element obtained with the manufacturing method. The manufacturing method provides with a high production efficiency an organic EL element having between a cathode and an opposing transparent anode at least one layer of a plurality of light-emitting units partitioned by at least one layer of charge-generating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kohei Ishida
  • Publication number: 20100018092
    Abstract: A photoluminescent EXIT sign includes a generally planar faceplate comprising a plurality of openings defining the word “EXIT” and optional chevrons. At least some of the periphery of said openings comprises an angle relative to the surface of the faceplate. A backplate has a photoluminescent material and is disposed adjacent to the faceplate so as to result in the illuminated letters defining the work “EXIT” and optional chevrons. Methods for forming photoluminescent EXIT signs are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: Geoffrey M. PECKHAM
  • Patent number: 7641532
    Abstract: A lamp includes a reflector including a reflective portion, a heel, and a nose, wherein the nose includes an opening. A light source is disposed in the reflector. A pair of leads connects to the light source. An eyelet protrudes through the opening in the nose and receives one of the leads. A positioning member is disposed in the heel portion of the reflector. The positioning member includes an opening to receive the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Mark S. Rense
  • Publication number: 20090280712
    Abstract: A method of high precisely manufacturing, for an electron beam displaying apparatus, a support member which is equipped with an electrode on the surface thereof is provided. In this method, an electrode region is formed on the surface of a base material, the surface of the base material is ground by using a grinding stone having a convex portion, and at the same time a fringe portion of the electrode region is ground to form an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Hayama, Junichi Kimiya
  • Publication number: 20090237010
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a lamp assembly having a novel design for fitting two or more tube-shaped lamps end-to-end. Such an end-to-end structure may be constructed for use inside a single protective sleeve, such as one constructed of transparent quartz in embodiments where the assembly is used in a decontamination reactor equipment. In exemplary embodiments, the lamps are securely coupled, or otherwise fastened or linked, together end-to-end using any appropriate means for ensuring the integrity and longevity of the connection between the ends of the lamps. The integrity of this end-to-end connection would prevail under any and all circumstances, such as shipping or otherwise moving the assembly, or under normal or abnormal operating conditions, or even in the event that any equipment in which the lamp assembly is used fails during its operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Purifics Environmental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Butters, Anthony L. Powell
  • Publication number: 20090219724
    Abstract: A backlight module and a method for manufacturing a base thereof are provided. The backlight module base includes a back plate and a frame. The back plate has a plate body and at least one sidewall, which includes a wall body and a folding structure bending from the top of the wall body. The folding structure, the plate body, and the wall body together enclose a groove. The frame is formed on the plate body and adjacent to an inner surface of the sidewall. A part of the frame is embedded into the groove. The engagement between the frame and the groove increases the contact area between the frame and the back plate to improve the connection strength. In addition, the folding design of the sidewall increases the rigidity of the whole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Fu Wang, Wei-Chih Chen, Yung-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20090219465
    Abstract: A device for forming a stereo 3-dimensional image is described. Dual polarizing sheets are used to polarize light. A pixel control layer determines whether pixels are to be perceived by a viewer. Regions of the dual polarizing sheets are bleached in a manner that does not cause voids in or melting or warping of the sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: INFINITE Z, INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Vesely, Carl Cobb
  • Publication number: 20090195139
    Abstract: An electron emission apparatus includes an insulating substrate, one or more grids located on the substrate, wherein the one or more grids includes: a first, second, third and fourth electrode that are located on the periphery of the gird, wherein the first and the second electrode are parallel to each other, and the third and fourth electrodes are parallel to each other; and one or more electron emission units located on the substrate. Each the electron unit includes at least one electron emitter, the electron emitter includes a first end, a second end and a gap; wherein the first end is electrically connected to one of the plurality of the first electrodes and the second end is electrically connected to one of the plurality of the third electrodes; two electron emission ends are located in the gap, and each electron emission end includes a plurality of electron emission tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Tsinghua University, HON HAI Precision Industry CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20090167137
    Abstract: A thermionic electron emission device includes an insulating substrate, and one or more grids located thereon. The one or more grids include(s) a first, second, third and fourth electrode down-leads located on the periphery thereof, and a thermionic electron emission unit therein. The first and second electrode down-leads are parallel to each other. The third and fourth electrode down-leads are parallel to each other. The first and second electrode down-leads are insulated from the third and fourth electrode down-leads. The thermionic electron emission unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a thermionic electron emitter. The first electrode and the second electrode are separately located and electrically connected to the first electrode down-lead and the third electrode down-lead respectively. Wherein the thermionic electron emitter includes a carbon nanotube film structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: Tsinghua University, HON HAI Precision Industry CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Liang Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20090160303
    Abstract: A geometrically shaped photonic crystal structure consisting of alternating layers of thin films is heated to emit light. The structure may include index matching layers or a cavity layer to enhance emissions. The layer thicknesses of the structure may be spatially varied to modify the emission spectrum versus emission angle. The self-focusing structure may be fabricated into a convex electrically heated wire filament light bulb, a concave visible thermophotovoltaic emitter, a concentric directional heat exchanger, an electronic display, or a variety of irregularly shaped remotely read temperature or strain sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Robert A. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20090156081
    Abstract: In a method of cutting a plasma display panel, a front glass substrate and a rear glass substrate are sealed so as to face each other. The front glass substrate and the rear glass substrate are sandwiched between pairs of rotating cutters, and the pairs of rotating cutters are pressed onto the front glass substrate and the rear glass substrate to be in contact therewith so that the rotating cutters are run thereon in order to cut the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kirihara, Hiroki Nunose, Masayoshi Koyama, Akira Isomi
  • Publication number: 20090153056
    Abstract: A pixel structure disposed on a substrate including a thin film transistor (TFT), a bottom capacitor electrode, a dielectric layer, an upper capacitor electrode, a passivation layer, and a pixel electrode is provided. The TFT having a source/drain and the bottom capacitor electrode are disposed on the substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the bottom capacitor electrode. The upper capacitor electrode has a semiconductor layer, a barrier layer, and a metal layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the dielectric layer above the bottom capacitor electrode. The barrier layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer. The metal layer whose material includes copper, a copper alloy, or a combination thereof is disposed on the barrier layer. The passivation layer covers the TFT and the upper capacitor electrode and has a first opening exposing the source/drain. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the TFT through the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Po-Lin Chen, Chun-Nan Lin, Shu-Feng Wu, Wen-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090146547
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a field electron emission source includes: providing an insulating substrate; patterning a cathode layer on at least one portion of the insulating substrate; forming a number of emitters on the cathode layer; coating a photoresist layer on the insulating substrate, the cathode layer and the emitters; exposing predetermined portions of the photoresist layer to radiation, wherein the exposed portions are corresponding to the emitters; forming a mesh structure on the photoresist layer; and removing the exposed portions of photoresist layer. The method can be easily performed and the achieved the field electron emission source has a high electron emission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI QIAN, LIANG LIU, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20090140627
    Abstract: An electron-emitting device according to this invention has a cathode electrode, a first electrode, a second electrode, an insulating layer, a gate electrode, and an electron-emitting member. The gate electrode, the insulating layer, and the first electrode respectively have an opening communicating with each other. The electron-emitting member is provided on the cathode electrode, and at least a portion of the electron-emitting member is exposed in the opening. The second electrode is provided in the opening of the first electrode and electrically connected to the cathode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoji Teramoto, Ryoji Fujiwara, Michiyo Nishimura, Kazushi Nomura, Shunsuke Murakami
  • Publication number: 20090121609
    Abstract: A light-emitting device 1 comprising a pair of baseplates 3 respectively having surfaces facing each other, each surface having an electrode 4 formed thereon, and a light-emitting layer 5 sandwiched between the two baseplates 3. The light-emitting layer contains an ionic liquid and a light-emitting material dissolved in the ionic liquid 6. Since the light-emitting device is made without using any organic solvent, it is highly safe, does not deteriorate in emission characteristics, and requires only a decreased number of constituent materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20090115325
    Abstract: An organic EL element section (1000) is formed on a circuit formation section (102) formed on a circuit board (101). The organic EL element section (1000) is covered with a protective layer (113) including an SiNxOy film. The SiNxOy film has infrared absorption characteristics including: an Si—O—Si stretching vibration absorption peak appearing at energy lower than 1,000 cm?1; an absorption intensity of an Si—N stretching vibration absorption peak appearing in the vicinity of around 870 cm?1 which is 0.75 or more times an absorption intensity of the Si—O—Si stretching vibration absorption peak; and an absorption peak intensity in a range of 2,000 to 4,000 cm?1, which is 5% or less of the absorption intensity of the Si—N stretching vibration absorption peak. Thus, the protective film having an excellent moisture-blocking property may be obtained, and life property of an organic EL display device may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Eiji Matsuzaki, Yoshinori Ishii, Satoru Kase
  • Publication number: 20090079339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing an organic light emitting device, an organic light emitting device produced by using the method, and an apparatus used in the method. The method includes preparing a first electrode, forming one or more organic material layers on the first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the organic material layers, wherein the method includes changing functions of predetermined pattern regions of one or more layers of the organic material layers or the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Min-Soo Kang, Yun-Hye Hahm
  • Publication number: 20090068915
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent substance formed with a plurality of continuous half-spherical convexes having a diameter of 25˜1,000 nm on its first main surface; an organic light-emitting device comprising a substrate, a first electrode, an organic material layer(s) and a second electrode, sequentially, characterized by having a plurality of continuous half-spherical convexes having a diameter of 25˜1,000 nm on the underside of the substrate that does not contact the first electrode and/or the upside of the second electrode that does not contact the organic material layer; and a method for preparing same using a porous aluminum oxide layer forming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Hyeon Choi, Sea Hwan Son
  • Publication number: 20090039773
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a planarization layer formed on the substrate to cover the thin film transistor and comprising a closed-loop groove; a pixel electrode that contacts the thin film transistor and is formed on the planarization layer; a pixel defining layer formed to fill the closed-loop groove; a spacer formed on the planarization layer and disposed outside the pixel electrode; an organic light emitting layer formed on the pixel electrode; and an opposite electrode covering the organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: WOO-SIK JUN, Chul-Kyu Kang
  • Publication number: 20090027886
    Abstract: An improved formed lighting fixture having a frame, a light source, a cover layer coupled to the frame, and a fibrous layer coupled to the cover layer, in which the frame is formed by gathering a plurality of rods and profiled in a specific contour, the light source is configured to provide light from inside the frame and out through the cover layer onto the fibrous layer. The fibrous layer is configured to provide decorative and functional aspects to the lighting fixture, including, in some embodiments, a contoured or fur-like appearance, or where the fibrous layer has light-diffusive properties, a dazzling glow effect when light from the light source is diffused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Jessica Wang
  • Publication number: 20090021135
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a double spiral glass tube having a bump that is difficult to break. The manufacturing method includes the steps of: causing the bump forming section (32) in the central portion (13) to have greater tube thickness than the other sections in the glass tube (23) that has been deformed into a double spiral shape; heating and softening part of the bump forming section; and forming a bump (14) by injecting a nitrogen gas (27) into the inner space of the glass tube from both ends thereof to expand the bump forming section. With this structure, the bump forming section is preliminarily formed to have a greater tube thickness than the other sections. As a result, the bump, which is formed by expanding the bump forming section to have a smaller tube thickness than before the expansion, still maintains a sufficient strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Itaya, Kenji Nakano
  • Patent number: 7479049
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of an arc tube including a flat-spiral glass tube, the manufacturing method having: a first step of forming a glass tube into a substantially circular cone shape, by winding the glass tube in softened state to a conical surface of a jig; and a second step of flattening the circular-cone-shaped glass tube into a substantially disc shape, where a distance Gb1 is substantially uniform, where the distance Gb1 is measured in a parallel direction to a plane including substantial part of the tubular axis of the disc-shaped glass tube and is between adjacent exterior walls of the circular-cone-shaped glass tube respectively belonging to: a first substantial part of a first-flat-spiral-portion scheduled portion; and a second substantial part of a second-flat-spiral-portion scheduled portion, and a distance Ge1 is longer than the distance Gb1, where the distance Ge1 is measured in the parallel direction to the plane and is: between adjacent exterior walls of the circular-cone-shaped g
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kouhei Iwase
  • Publication number: 20080315769
    Abstract: A high intensity discharge lamp comprises a discharge vessel and two electrode rods having substantially flat ends facing to each other in opposite positions within the discharge vessel. A spiral coil of wire is wound at least on a part of the surface of at least one of the electrode rods. The spiral coil protrudes over said end of the corresponding electrode rod and thus forms a hollow cavity for extending dimmable wattage range of the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Agoston Boroczki, Csaba Horvath
  • Publication number: 20080315108
    Abstract: A neutron detector comprises a gas-filled dielectric shell, preferably a glass balloon, having opposite electrodes. An electric field is established whereby ionizing particles may be detected via ionization and current flow in the gas, using a pulse height analyzer or other conventional means. The dielectric shell preferably has low gas permeability and a bulk resistivity in the range of 108 to 1017 ?-m, and is preferably in the millimeter to centimeter size range. Multiple balloons may be arranged in parallel or may be individually addressable by the detector electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew C. Stephan, Vincent D. Jardret, Roger A. Kisner
  • Patent number: 7465209
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flash-free lamp base (10), wherein the lamp base (10) comprises a shell (14), an eyelet (16) and a glass, electrically insulating part (18) therebetween and joining the shell (14) and the eyelet (16), the shell and the eyelet being electrically conductive, the shell (14) having a tubular portion (14a) with an open end (14b) and a partially closed end (14c) defining a volume (14d) therebetween, the partially closed end (14c) including a tapered area (14e) terminating in a reentrant section (14f) that extends into the volume (14d) and defines an inner annulus (14g).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Bupp, Tad Smith, Donald Burger, Jesse Unger
  • Publication number: 20080291366
    Abstract: A field effect electron emitting apparatus is prepared by depositing a plurality of nano-wires 216 onto a substrate 200 having a cathode layer 214. The deposition occurs by suspending the nano-wires 216 in a plating solution, and plating the substrate with a metal layer 202, thereby entrapping the nano-wires. The nano-wires 216 are composed of an electrically-conductive magnetic material, and the deposition process is carried out in the presence of a magnetic field perpendicular to the substrate 200 so that the nano-wires 216 are aligned by the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takehisa ISHIDA, Wei Beng Ng
  • Publication number: 20080272694
    Abstract: Provided are methods for conditioning a getter material, comprising subjecting the getter material to microwave radiation. Electronic devices uses the conditioned getter materials and methods of making such electronic devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: James Daniel Tremel
  • Patent number: 7445534
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a lamp in the case of which a lamp bulb closed at one end is filled through a feed opening for a luminous means are disclosed together with a lamp produced using this method. A dome of the lamp bulb can thereby be of smooth design without a pumping tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Patent-Trewhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
    Inventors: Christoph Krieglmeyer, Christine Maier, Roland Mayer, Georg Rosenbauer
  • Publication number: 20080260105
    Abstract: An x-ray tube includes a stationary base and a passage therein. The x-ray tube includes an anode frame having an anode positioned adjacent to a first end and having a neck at a second end, the neck extends into the passage, wherein the anode frame is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the passage. A hermetic seal is positioned about the neck between the neck and the stationary base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Schaefer, Ron Kent Hockersmith
  • Publication number: 20080238297
    Abstract: An organic EL display includes an array of electrodes including first and second electrodes, a counter electrode, and an organic layer including a first emitting layer interposed between the array of electrodes and the counter electrode and a second emitting layer interposed between the first emitting layer and the counter electrode. Each of the first and second emitting layers is a continuous layer extending over a display region. Portions of a laminate including the array of electrodes, the organic layer and the counter electrode that correspond to the first and second electrodes form first and second organic EL elements different in luminous colors from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Masuyuki OOTA
  • Publication number: 20080233826
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing an organic light emitting device capable of repairing a short-circuit between electrodes. The method includes: forming an organic light emitting device including a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode successively on a substrate, and forming a first sealing layer on the second electrode; removing a short-circuited site of the organic light emitting device by irradiating at least the first sealing layer and the second electrode with a laser in the short-circuited site of the organic light emitting device; and forming a second sealing layer in the short-circuited site which has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20080231163
    Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate comprising first electrodes, a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate, the second substrate comprising second electrodes, barrier ribs formed between the first and second substrates, to define discharge cells, and a phosphor layer formed in each of the discharge cells. The phosphor layer includes a phosphor and a dielectric having a secondary electron emission coefficient higher than the phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Sung Chun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20080231185
    Abstract: An electrode sheet for a plasma display panel including a conductive discharge unit and a dielectric layer, the conductive discharge unit being covered (or encapsulated or buried) by the dielectric layer, and a plasma display panel using the same. The electrode sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention may be economically and easily manufactured using a metal anodizing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Tae-seung Cho, Young-do Choi, Jae-ik Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080219005
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device, which includes a light emitting element configured to emit a light, and a concave mirror portion configured to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting element, the concave mirror portion being erected on a circumference of an emission surface of the light emitting element. The concave mirror portion has a light reflecting surface obtained by rotating a part of a parabola. A central axis of the rotation is set in a position of passing through a side of the parabola with respect to a middle point of a line segment joining the part of the parabola and a focal point of the parabola.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Fukuda, Jiro Yamada, Nobutoshi Asai
  • Publication number: 20080207077
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating display backplanes in a roll-to-roll process are described. Branchless enable lines, branchless data lines, and pixel electrodes are patterned on a surface of a flexible substrate. The pixel electrodes may include electrode extensions used to form contacts for backplane transistors. The gate electrode of each transistor is provided by an enable line. The drain and source electrodes of the transistors are provided by the electrode extensions and data lines. The length of the electrode extensions may selected to be about three or more times the width of the enable lines to achieve relaxed alignment tolerance. Storage capacitors may be formed at the crossings of the enable lines and the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Michael A. Haase
  • Publication number: 20080194166
    Abstract: A display element includes a light emitting unit that supplies light; and an angle converting unit including a reflection surface, an output surface, and a flat surface. The angle converting unit converts an angle of the light by reflecting the light toward the output surface. The light emitting unit is arranged in a matrix in two directions substantially perpendicular each other on a standard plane. An inequality 0?t?p(p?d?f)(tan?a)/(p+d?f) is satisfied, where t is a distance between the flat surface and the output surface, p is a pitch of the light emitting unit arranged in a predetermined direction, d is a length of the light emitting unit, f is a length of the flat surface, and ?a is an angle between the reflection surface and the standard plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taisuke Yamauchi